Lion’s mane mushrooms are large, yellow, shaggy mushrooms that resemble a lion’s mane as they grow. They contain bioactive substances (polysaccharide) that have many beneficial effects on the body, especially the brain, heart, and gut.
Lion’s mane mushrooms, also known as Hericium erinaceus, hou tou gu or yamabushitake, have both culinary and medicinal uses in Asian countries like China, India, Japan, and Korea .